The major in Agricultural Economics provides a valuable understanding of commodity markets and the economics of agricultural production. Focus in this major is on the development of analytical, quantitative and communication skills. This major adds considerably to the prospects of students interested in working as applied economists in commodities and futures markets, merchant and trading banks, government departments, large agribusiness firms, corporate farms, and in the media as economic journalists.

Our Bachelor of Arts graduates work in government departments at all levels, and major private sector consultancies and corporations, locally and overseas. The Bachelor of Arts offers a range of subject areas that prepare graduates for careers in administration, education, business research, marketing, media, management consultancy, public relations, gallery and museum curatorship, hospitality and tourism, community and welfare. Our graduates are proficient in research and inquiry, and demonstrate personal and intellectual autonomy, and ethical, social and professional understanding, qualities sought after by leading employers all over the world.